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    Bumble foot help.

    I have an ex-commercial cinnamon queen. She has a sore on her foot that I am treating as bumble foot. It’s a big scab, but there is no obvious swelling or anything. Could it be just a sore and not bumble foot? She also has an area of raised scales on both legs. I’m not sure if this is just a...
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    Help please: Is this a disease, injury or something else?

    We got 2 laying hens. I think they were ex-battery hens maybe? Bad condition, dirty. I broke down and gave them a bath with baby shampoo. One had this on its back near the base of a patch of feathers. I know there are yellow lice, but this didn’t move or anything. Could it be any kind of...
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    How to help a dirty, filthy chicken?

    So today we bought two cinnamon queen laying hands from somebody that had bought thousands and are selling them. But their feathers are dirty? They’re soft but they look like they’ve got just crud built up under or around them. Should we just offer a dust bath and that’ll clean them or do we...
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    Chick leg issue or does it need more time?

    I have a chick that isn’t up and walking. I’m not sure if it needs more time or if there may be a leg issue? I posted a few videos on YouTube of it. It is kind of hopping/waddling? Sometimes it stands and goes a few steps, but then plops back to its butt. It doesn’t look like the splay legs that...
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    Sex guesses on my chicks

    So, it’s still early days, but I’m pretty sure I have about half cockerels. They are about 4 weeks old. Got them March 22, but they were from hatchery bought at a local farm that resells, so we’re at least 3-5 days old when I got them. So may be closer to 5 weeks? Anyways, please look at the...
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    This is taking so long!!

    First time hatching. Started with 12 eggs, 2 stopped developing by day 10. Incubators count down shows 1 day left, but 6 of the 10 have pipped! Now just waiting for them to zip and finish hatching and it’s taking FOREVER.
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    Poop - what should I do?

    One of my chicks is having this kind of poop. New to chickens so not sure if it’s sick. Please look and let me know what it is and if they need some kind of medicine or anything.
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    Not a Barnevelder?

    These 2 chicks were bought as Barnevelder. They didn’t have the types I wanted so suggested these instead. But they look nothing like any Barnevelder pictures I can find. Any guesses as to what breed they may be?
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    Barred Rock sex and Australorp breed question

    I have 2 Barred Rock chicks and 2 Black Australorp chicks, I have had them a little over a week, so approximately 2 weeks old. The barred rock I think one or both may be roosters(Pic #1 & #2). What do you think? Pic #3 are supposed to be black Australorp, but they both have an end section of...
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    Hi!

    Hello everyone! I’m new to the group and new to chickens. We’ve had 8 chicks for a week, but I think a few are closer to 2 weeks old. Or they just grew faster than the others. We also have 12 eggs in an incubator that I got from a coworker, so hopefully more chicks to come. I have learned a lot...
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    Do I have the heater plate set too high?

    So, hi! New here, new to chicks and chickens in general. We’ve had our chicks a week today. I think they are doing pretty good. A few of them have had pasty butt which I’ve been keeping cleaned up. My question is, do I have the brooder plate heater up to high? There are 3 height options, but the...
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